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Gold Medal Squared camp —

Instructors from Gold Medal Squared were in Battle Mountain last week to help put on a volleyball camp for high school students at the Lander County Rec Center. The campers went through a number of offensive and defensive drills to improve their abilities and performance on the floor.

Reiva, Serna compete at Bishop Invitational

Weston Reiva and Nevaeh Serna of the Battle Mountain Northern Nevada Aquatics team competed in the Bishop Invitational on June 10-11. Reiva was runner-up, high-point for the 10-year-olds and Serna was high-point for the 11-year-olds with 10 first-place wins.

Battle Mountain NNA swim team competes at Beat the Heat

Members of the Battle Mountain NNA swim were back in action last weekend. Daxon Bakker, competing in the 10 and under group, had three fourth-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (1:59.96), 50-yard butterfly (53.90) and the 100-yard freestyle (1:23.67) and was sixth in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:40.75.

Battle Mountain’s Holman wins state title in pole bending

Italy Jo Holman from the Battle Mountain High School Rodeo Club took home the state championship in the pole bending at the Nevada State Finals Rodeo in Winnemucca over the Memorial Day weekend.

Battle Mountain NNA swim team competes at 2023 Intermountain Classic

The Battle Mountain NNA swim team was in Carson City over the Memorial Day weekend for the 2023 Intermountain Classic. Nevaeh Serna won seven events over the weekend in the girls 10-12-year-old-division, including the 100-meter butterfly in a time of 1 minute, 30.49 seconds, a 7.22-second improvement.

Curry wins Kareem Abdul- Jabbar Social Justice award

Golden State’s Stephen Curry was selected as this season’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion, the NBA announced Tuesday.

Nevada State High School and Junior High School Rodeo Finals take place

The Nevada High School Rodeo Association held its High School and Junior High School Finals Rodeo at the Winnemucca Event Center from Thursday to Monday. Competitors that finished first through fourth in their respective events in the final average points from the year qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo in July. Those that are fifth-25th in each event qualify for the Silver State International Rodeo in Winnemucca.

2022-23 NIAA State Champions

Here are the NIAA State Champions for all divisions and all sports.

Nevada inks 17 in early signing period

Nevada Football opened the early signing period by signing 17 student-athletes into the Pack. The group of signees features 12 prep standouts and four incoming transfers. 

Battle Mountain’s Silva named Northern 2A Offensive Player of the Year

Battle Mountain High School quarterback Anthony Silva was named the Northern 2A Offensive Player of the year for the 2022 football season, which is selected by the league’s coaches.

UNLV hires Bobby Petrino to run its offense

Bobby Petrino, known for his high-powered offenses and messy departures, was hired Thursday as UNLV’s new offensive coordinator.

Jones earns first-team, all-league honors for BMHS

Battle Mountain’s Shea Jones was named to the Northern 2A volleyball all-league, first team as a setter.  The selections are chosen by the league’s coaches.

Battle Mountain wrestlers compete at Wiley Dobbs Invitational in Twin Falls

The Battle Mountain High School wrestling team was back in Idaho this past weekend for the Wiley Dobbs Invitational in Twin Falls. The tournament was broken into a varsity, JV and girls tournament.

Scherer wins at 113 pounds for Battle Mountain at Cody Louk Invitational

Battle Mountain High School’s Sean Scherer claimed the 113-pound title at the Cody Louk Invitational this past weekend at the Winnemucca Event Center.

Longhorn boys split games with Panthers, Serpents

The Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team split a pair of games this past weekend at the Comstock Classic in Virginia City.